Reviews

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

rjavaid's review against another edition

emotional sad

4.0

bayerwithme's review against another edition

5.0

“People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction.”
― Umberto Eco, The Prague Cemetery

clypor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

georgiaperrin's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

missbefore's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

victoryreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hinzed1127's review against another edition

4.0

Slow burn. Took me a while to warm up to this one, but was engrossed from roughly the halfway point. Much more personal feeling work than similar dystopia-based novels such as 1984 or Brave New World.

pelargonia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lobo1tomia's review against another edition

5.0

Amikor ezeket a sorokat írtam, 10 éve (http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2007/05/04/margaret_atwood_a_szolgalolany_meseje/) még minden csak elképzelhetetlennek tűnt:

"Az egész könyvben az a legmegdöbbentőbb, hogy a történet alapján mai modern társadalmunkban élők (legalábbis a XX. század vége) alig pár év alatt képesek voltak teljesen megváltozni, új rendet, hitet, elveket követni, s birkamód. Azt hiszem, igazából az összes ilyen negatív utópiában ez az, amit egyszerre tartok elképzelhetetlennek (hogy én így, ilyet soha nem tennék, fogadkozom), ugyanakkor mélyen valóságosnak is, hogy tényleg bármikor megtörténhetne egy ilyen fordulat, mert mi az emberek bizony ilyenek vagyunk."

2017-ben már nem annyira ....

marteur's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0